Case No
RC-18/2019/NIA/DLI
Case Title
Seizure of Heroin at JPC Amritsar Punjab
State Police FIR No.
Custom Commissionerate, Amritsar FIR No.08/2019
Date of Registration
29.06.2019
Section of Law
Under section 135 of Custom Act, 1962 and attendant section of NDPS Act, 1985
NIA FIR No.
Case RC-18/2019/NIA/DLI dated 24.07.2019 registered at NIA Police Station, New Delhi.
As per Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs CTCR Division, Order No. 11011/38/2019/NIA dated 23.07.2019.
Section of Law
Under sections 120B, 121A & 122 of IPC Sections 17, 18, 18B & 20 of UA(P) Act and 29 & 32(B)(e) of NDPS Act.
Date of Registration by NIA
24.07.2019
Summary of Allegations
The Central Government has received information regarding registration of FIR No. 08/2019 dated 29.06.2019 by Custom Commissionerate, Amritsar, under section 135 of Custom Act, 1962 and attendant sections of NDPS Act, 1985, relating to seizure of 532 Kg.
of heroin and 52 kg of mixed narcotics on 29.06.2019 at integrated Check Post (ICP) and interception of two persons namely Gurpinder Singh an Amritsar based trader and Tariq Ahmed Lone from Handwara, J&K. The involvement of an international drug racket based
in Pakistan as well as in Afghanistan has come to light. This is case of narcoterrorism, having national and international implications that requires in-depth investigation as to the funding of different terror groups through the proceeds of the Narco consignment
being smuggled from across the international border which needs to be investigated to unearth international Narco-terror link, thereby pre-empting various terror modules operating to spread terror in the Indian hinterland.
Present Status of Investigation
The case is under investigation.